Chocolate Glaze Recipe

Chocolate Glaze is a quick and tasty topping made with cocoa powder, sugar, butter, and water. It is smooth, shiny and perfect for adding on cakes, cupcakes or even plain biscuits. This glaze is simple to make and gets ready in few minutes. If you want a homemade chocolate finish without using cream or chocolate bars, this is a good choice.

This glaze gives a rich chocolate flavor and a glossy look. It can be used both warm and cold. When hot, it is runny and good for pouring. After cooling, it turns a bit thick and can be spread like a soft chocolate paste. It is useful when you don't want to do heavy icing but still want that chocolate feel.

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• About Chocolate Glaze
• Chocolate Glaze Ingredients
• How to make Chocolate Glaze Step by Step
• Expert Tips
• Serving & Storage
• FAQS
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About Chocolate Glaze

This recipe is a quick and easy chocolate topping made with just a few pantry ingredients. It is one of the easiest ways to dress up a plain cake and make it look more tasty and shiny. It works well even for beginners and doesn't need any special tool. You just mix everything and stir.

It's a no-fail recipe that works every time. It doesn't need cream or fancy tools, just mix and it's ready in minutes. This glaze is very useful when there is no time for long frostings but still wants something sweet and chocolatey. It is not very sweet like buttercream but still has that perfect chocolate punch.

This is a budget-friendly glaze recipe. It's a soft and shiny glaze when warm and turns little thick and fudgy after cooling down. That makes it good for both pouring and spreading. It gives cakes a soft glossy finish and tastes great too. You can double the quantity if you are covering a large cake.

I tried this glaze when I didn't have cream at home. It came out nice and shiny, and tasted really good too. It is perfect for kids birthday cakes or simple tea time bakes when you want to add a touch of chocolate.

I have been making this chocolate glaze recipe since 2 years whenever I make birthday cakes for hubby and mittu. I am always reluctant to try heavy frosting with butter, cream etc so when I was searching for making a quick and simple glaze for mittu's birthday cake, happened to see this recipe and after that most of the cakes that I bake for family occasions will have this frosting as the lil one demands it.

Chocolate Glaze Ingredients

• Powdered sugar - I used normal white sugar and powdered it in mixie. It gives sweetness and makes the glaze smooth. You can also use icing sugar if you have. Just make sure sugar is powdered well or it won't mix properly.
• Butter - I used unsalted butter. Just melt it lightly, don't heat too much. If it gets too hot, glaze turns oily. Butter gives softness and shine to the glaze.
• Cocoa powder - This gives the chocolate taste. Use good quality cocoa if possible. No need to melt chocolate. Just cocoa is enough for this simple glaze.
• Water - Add little by little just to mix everything. Don't add too much or glaze becomes watery. Adjust based on how thick or thin you want.
• Vanilla essence - Few drops adds nice smell and hides raw cocoa taste. If you don't have, you can skip but it does help with flavor.

Why This Recipe Works

• It's a quick chocolate glaze with basic ingredients.
• It's easy to make even without experience.
• This recipe requires no cooking except mild butter melting.
• It can be used in many ways - spread, pour or dip.
• It stays good in fridge and easy to reuse.

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• Chocolate Bark
• Chocolate Glaze Cookies
• Crackle Chocolate
• Chocolate Shortbread Cookies
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How to make Chocolate Glaze Step by Step

1.Take powdered sugar and coco powder in a mixing bowl, whisk it well. Add water.

2.In a container add butter and melt it in low flame, it should be just melted. Switch off and add it to sugar coco mixture. Add vanilla essence.

3.Mix well with a whisk, it will look very thin further mixing and cooling down makes it thick.

Your glaze is ready to be used for cakes / cookies.

Expert Tips

• Butter melting - Just melt the butter till soft and liquid. Don't boil it or make it too hot. If it gets too hot, the glaze turn oily and won't be smooth.
• Sugar powdering - Powder the sugar very fine in mixie. If it's not fine, glaze feels rough and hard to spread nicely.
• Consistency - Add water slowly and keep mixing. If you add too much water, it will become too thin and won't stay on cake. If too thick, just add few drops warm water.
• Stirring - Mix well using a whisk or spoon. Stirring helps remove lumps and makes the glaze look shiny and smooth.
• Storage - Store leftover glaze in fridge in a tight container. It becomes thick when cold. Just add little hot water next time and whisk to make it ready.
• Portion - This makes nearly 1 cup glaze. Enough for small cake or 8 to 10 cupcakes. If need more, just double the recipe.

Serving & Storage

Use this glaze warm if pouring on cake. For spreading, cool it down slightly. If using after fridge, bring to room temp or warm slightly and whisk with little hot water. You can use it for cakes, muffins, cookies, buns or even toast.

Store in fridge up to a week. Don't freeze. Always use dry spoon to take out.

FAQS

1.Can I use icing sugar instead of powdered sugar?

Yes you can. Icing sugar mixes faster and gives smooth texture.

2.Can I skip vanilla essence?

Yes, it is optional. But adds a nice smell.

3.Why is my glaze too runny?

May be too much water. Add little powdered sugar and mix again.

4.Can I use this as frosting?

Not for piping. But you can spread it over cake or dip cupcakes.

5.Does this set hard?

No, it stays soft and fudgy after cooling. Not like chocolate bar.

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